Luke 16:4
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I know what I will do, that when I shall be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

Proverbs 30:9 Lest perhaps being filled, I should be tempted to deny, and say: Who is the Lord? or being compelled by poverty, I should steal, and forswear the name of my God.

Jeremiah 4:22 For my foolish people have not known me: they are foolish and senseless children: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

James 3:15 For this is not wisdom, descending from above: but earthly, sensual, devilish.

Context
The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
3And the steward said within himself: What shall I do, because my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? To dig I am not able; to beg I am ashamed. 4I know what I will do, that when I shall be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. 5Therefore, calling together every one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first: How much dost thou owe my lord?…
Cross References
Luke 16:3
And the steward said within himself: What shall I do, because my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? To dig I am not able; to beg I am ashamed.

Luke 16:5
Therefore, calling together every one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first: How much dost thou owe my lord?

Luke 16:9
And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity: that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.

Lexicon
I know
ἔγνων (egnōn)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

what
τί (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

I will do,
ποιήσω (poiēsō)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

so that
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

after
ὅταν (hotan)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.

my removal
μετασταθῶ (metastathō)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3179: Methistano meth-is-tan'-o from meta and histemi; to transfer, i.e. Carry away, depose or exchange, seduce.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

management,
οἰκονομίας (oikonomias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3622: Management of household affairs, stewardship, administration. From oikonomos; administration; specially, a 'economy'.

[people] will welcome
δέξωνταί (dexōntai)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1209: To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive.

me
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

their
ἑαυτῶν (heautōn)
Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1438: Himself, herself, itself.

homes...’
οἴκους (oikous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family.


Additional Translations
I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes...’

I know what I will do, so that when I shall have been removed from the management, they might receive me into their homes.'

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

I know what I will do, that when I shall have been removed from the stewardship I may be received into their houses.

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

I am resolved what to do, that when I am removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

I see what to do, in order that when I am discharged from the stewardship they may give me a home in their own houses.'

I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.'

I have known what I shall do, that, when I may be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
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